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Insights & News

Our research on Central America's private markets, and news from the firm.

Perspective Growth constraintsAccess to investment capital is one of the most addressable barriers to growth in the region. Read News Bahlam featured in Briter’s LatAm Investment Report 2025Michael Barjum on strengthening the region’s base of local fund managers. Read News Bahlam at the IDB Invest Impact Managers’ Masterclass in BarbadosA two-day program for emerging managers, GPs, and LPs from Central America and the Caribbean, held during IDB Sustainability Week 2026. Read Perspective Money flows, but not catalyticallyDevelopment capital mostly flows through local banks, which are not structured to provide what growth-oriented SMEs need. Read News Bahlam announces successful exit from Albedo SolarExiting our investment in a Guatemala-based provider of solar power for SMEs. Read News Bahlam at the GET Forum in San SalvadorMeeting founders, family offices, and institutional investors at IDB Lab's Global Entrepreneurship and Technology Forum. Read News Bahlam at the IFC SME Ventures Forum in ZurichLearning from emerging managers, LPs, and advisors investing in frontier markets. Read News Bahlam presents SME financing alternatives with CCICA webinar for Honduran SMEs at inflection points, hosted by the Cámara de Comercio e Industrias de Cortés. Read Perspective How we find promising companies in Central AmericaDevelopment economics, in-country work, and a focus on positive deviants. Read Perspective A missing middle?Central America’s medium-sized firms are fewer than elsewhere, but they exist, and they deserve more attention from investors. Read